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Macau’s gaming regulator vows stricter rules for junkets

Macau’s gaming regulator vows stricter rules for junkets

Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) Paulo Martins Chan said on Wednesday that the government will continue its plan to tighten regulation of the junket sector, including raising the initial investment amount. Chan made the remarks during a press conference about the government’s mid-term evaluation report on the gaming sector’s performance. The evaluation was conducted by the […]
Portuguese Consul in Macau proposes ‘Month of Portugal’

Portuguese Consul in Macau proposes ‘Month of Portugal’

Portuguese Consul-General Vitor Sereno proposed to hold a ‘Month of Portugal’ in Macau in June, coinciding with Portugal’s national day on June 10. Sereno made the proposal during a press conference at the consulate about a dozen events to celebrate Portugal’s national day next month. The diplomat, who is simultaneously accredited in Hong Kong, said he would convey the […]
Macau records the highest population density per sq km

Macau records the highest population density per sq km

Macau’s population had risen to 649,100 at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 2,300 inhabitants quarter-to-quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. Based on Macau’s land area of 30.4 square kilometres, the special administrative region’s population density per sq km stood at 21,352, reportedly the highest in the world. […]
Chinese provinces, Hong Kong and Macau officials visits Portugal

Chinese provinces, Hong Kong and Macau officials visits Portugal

A delegation with representatives of the governments of the Great Pearl River Delta will travel to Portugal in June to explore business opportunities, said Gloria Batalha Ung, director of the Macau Institute for Trade and Investment Promotion (IPIM), according to Portuguese-language newspaper Tribuna de Macau. The executive member of the Board of IPIM said the […]
Macau committee backs high-rise building next to Muslim cemetery

Macau committee backs high-rise building next to Muslim cemetery

The government-appointed Urban Planning Committee voted on the legal conditions proposed by the Lands, Transport and Public Works Bureau (DSSOPT) for the possible development of a plot next to the city’s Muslim cemetery. Twenty of the 26 members of the committee who cast their votes supported the conditions while six voted against. With the support […]
BNU donates 1.6 million patacas to Macau’s oldest charity

BNU donates 1.6 million patacas to Macau’s oldest charity

Local Portuguese lender BNU has donated 1.6 million patacas to Tung Sin Tong, the city’s oldest charitable organisation. According to a BNU statement issued on Tuesday, BNU Chief Executive Officer Pedro Cardoso handed the donation to Tung Sin Tong President Chui Sai On at the social welfare body’s headquarters last Friday. Tung Sin Tong has […]
Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China aviation bodies sign delta deal

Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China aviation bodies sign delta deal

The civil aviation authorities of the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau signed an agreement on enhancing air traffic management co-operation in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region on Monday, the Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said in a statement. The trilateral pact was signed in Hong Kong. Macau was represented by AACM President, Simon Chan […]
Caixa Geral de Depósitos aims to faciliate businesses between China and the PSC’s

Caixa Geral de Depósitos aims to faciliate businesses between China and the PSC’s

Portuguese state financial group Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) plans, from a base in Macau where it has a significant presence through the Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU), plans to function as a business facilitator between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, the group’s “Chief China Officer”, Alberto Soares, told Macauhub. Taking into account the role already […]
100 million yuan donation to Jinan University causes mixed reaction

100 million yuan donation to Jinan University causes mixed reaction

A 100 million yuan donation by the public Macau Foundation (FM) to Jinan University in Guangzhou, from which thousands of local students have graduated, has caused a mixed reaction here. While some have supported the donation as a patriotic gesture, others have rejected it due to its perceived conflict of interest. For instance, the grassroots […]
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